Moving from another app

Moving from Paprika to Menu Planner 2

Menu Planner 2 brings over every recipe you have in Paprika in one go. Export them from Paprika, open the file in Menu Planner 2, and they’re in your Kitchen, ready to plan meals with.

1. Export your recipes from Paprika

  1. Open Paprika and tap the menu button at the top left. Choose Settings.
  2. Tap Export Recipes. Choose All Recipes and Paprika Recipe Format, then tap Export.

2. Open them in Menu Planner 2

  1. Get the file onto the device you use Menu Planner 2 on. iCloud Drive, AirDrop or email work on iPhone, iPad and Mac; on Android, save it to Downloads or Google Drive.
  2. In Menu Planner 2, open the Kitchen, choose New Recipe, then From Other Recipe Apps. You’ll also find Import Recipes from Other Apps in Settings, under Import & Export.
  3. Pick Paprika in the list, then Choose File, and pick the file you exported. On a Mac, you can also drag the file onto the Menu Planner 2 window.
  4. Every recipe in the file is selected, except ones that look like recipes you already have. Choose Import, and they’re in your Kitchen.

A shortcut on iPhone and iPad: when Paprika asks where to send the exported file, choose Menu Planner 2, and it opens your recipes straight away.

Steps for each device are in the Help Guide: Moving your recipes from another recipe app.

All the apps Menu Planner 2 imports from →

What comes across

  • Each recipe’s name, its ingredients (with their headings) and its steps
  • Photos
  • Descriptions
  • Prep and cook times
  • Servings
  • Nutrition
  • Where each recipe came from
  • Notes
  • Categories, as tags. Any tag you don’t have yet is made for you.
  • Ratings
  • Favorites
  • The date each recipe was first saved

Each one comes across when Paprika’s file has it.

Good to know

  • Importing is free, and you don’t need an account.
  • Your recipes in Paprika aren’t changed.
  • You can stop the import at any time. The recipes imported so far stay.
  • Recipes that look like ones you already have start unselected, so importing the same file twice doesn’t make copies.

Don’t have Menu Planner 2 yet?

It’s free on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. Plan the week with your recipes, get one shopping list sorted by your store’s aisles, and cook step by step.

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